Should Charges Be Filed When a Cyclist Kills a Pedestrian?
Among cyclists, much emphasis is placed on injury and death to cyclists caused by cars. An encounter with a car almost always turns out against the cyclist. And, even when the cyclist’s injuries...
View ArticleSometimes a Cyclist’s Negligence Results in Manslaughter Charges
A combination of the words “cycling” and “manslaughter” is hard to fathom. So rare is it for a bicycle to do any real damage to anything but its rider and itself, that it’s hard to imagine how it could...
View ArticleAnother Example of Cyclists Killing Pedestrians In Crosswalks
For the second time in less than a year, a pedestrian has been killed by a cyclist in San Francisco. On July 15, 2011, a cyclist ran a red light and stuck a 68-year-old woman at the intersection of …...
View ArticleA Cyclist’s Need For Speed Can Result In A Dead Pedestrian
Many cyclists have been fighting hard to gain respect on the road. Equal treatment with cars and a safe place to ride are the primary goals. This is all well and good, but it has created quite a bit...
View ArticleThe Effect Of Social Networking On Cyclist Risk Taking
Before the advent of social networking, bicycling was a local activity. Cyclists either rode solo or as part of a group, usually socially. A distinct group of cyclists, who wanted to ride fast, got...
View ArticleCity Streets Are Not Bicycle Race Tracks
There are times when city officials consent to closing city streets to traffic for the purpose of allowing a sanctioned bicycle race to take place. The purpose of closing the streets to traffic is to...
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